Fear of Talking About my Feelings

My problem is that i can’t express my feelings to my best friend; I always just keep it inside until i calm down or it just goes away. If something is bothering me, and my best friend asks me what is wrong i tell her that its nothing and it makes her mad because she says she can’t get close to someone if they can’t talk about everything and be open with her. The reason i can’t talk about my feelings is that i feel like it will cause more problems or she wont be friends with me anymore because of the reasons that make me mad or irritated, and i need help with getting over this fear of talking about my feelings because i want to get closer to my friend, i try to tell her how i feel but it never comes out and i end up being rude or mean to her when i don’t mean it to come out that way, and i often get nervous when she confronts me about it and i don’t know what to say back to her. How can i express my feelings?

Woman

Answer:

Dear Woman,

I guess you know that you can’t stay like this forever, especially if you want to keep your best friend. You have to teach yourself to say what you have inside; sit down, put your mind to it and just say what you feel.
You have to be clear in expressing your feelings, and it is just fine to say what your mind thinks. Your friend wants to know because she cares, if she didn’t she wouldn’t have gotten mad.
Learn how to express your feelings slowly, try telling your friend simple things, and go from there to the bigger stuff, you will learn with time.

3 Comments
  1. Zaid | April 27, 2005 1:47 PM

    why is this in the love and romance section :S
    anyway u should be honest with u'r friend.
    even if u think she can't help.. talking would make u feel better .. u'r friend doesn't feel that u trust her .. and that bothers her ... so just tell her that u don't mean to be rude .. and that u'r not the type that knows how to express well... i'm sure that if she's a good friend .. she'd understand

    Zaid

    -Jordan-

    Zaid
  1. creed | May 18, 2005 7:33 PM

    i am in the same situation you are in dude.i am madly in love with this best friend of mine and i love her so much and i cant express it to her. i am scared the same way you are. i wish you get her soon.all the best.

    creed
  1. Me | March 9, 2006 2:09 AM

    hi. i have had a problem with not talking about my feelings for many many years. I love all my friends and they know when something is wrong. I just say nothing and they get sort of mad. I know it hurts them and it hurts me too. I just don't know how to say anything and put them into words. I have actually lost my boyfriend from about 4 and half months of dating because I wasn't talking about my problems. He said he didn't know what to do anymore. He has a lot of stress at home and with baseball right now and me not talking isn't what he needs. So I understand why he left and I'm cool with it most of the time. He has moved on and is about to date another girl and take her to Prom. I really wanted to go but it's all ruined now. I hope I have the courage to ask my friend to go to Prom as just friends. He is the coolest guy and I want to be more than just friends but I don't know how to ask him. He gives me a ride home everyday because he is nice like that. He is so fun to be around and we get along great. I think him and me are the closest out of all our friends. Yes I have had trouble coping with all my boyfriends. I want it to end but don't know how. Please help!

    Me